Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-09-29

waukee ~ st. Paul railway near Dubuque.
The Montana extension OF the Mantle.
ba road is being pushed towards compile
ton with amazing rapidity. IL has nov
reached q point seventy miles from Great
Fails and will be uskered triumphantly In.
TO that place about the middle Of October.
The line al present extends 475 miles
from Miuot, the starting point.
The chief Of police at Wichita. Kansas.
killed a boy. supposed to be a thief, but il
was the wrong boy.
Col. j.. @. Thornton OF Butte, ont Of the
best known men in Montana, died at
Butte after n short illness.
Reporters of the World interviewed near.
ly Jour hundred OF the $50 delegates to the
Republican state convention at Saratoga.
OF these 201 were o~utspoken in favor OF
Blanc for president. Depew had twenty
three admirers. Lincoln nineteen. and
Hawley seven. Only four delegates pre-
ierred Conkl;n.
The strike of the Boston furniture finish
ers has been declared off pending the settle
ment OF the strikers grievances by the
state board OF arbitration.
Henry George aud DR.. McGlynu propose
to establish "a daily newspaper in each OF
the large cities OF the country to advocate
the interest OF the workingnen.
Gov. Leslie, of Montana, having refused
to issue his commission to Capt. Reynolds
OF Butte recently elected colonel of the
territorial militia, on account OF n bad
Nevada record. Adit. Gen. Turner has is
sued an order that a new election be held
on October 20 at Butte.
The celebration of the centennial ami.
yersary of the adoption OF the
constitution begins at Philadelphia,
An Italian named Cape stepped from a
passenger train on the Manitoba road at
Hamline, near ST. Paul and in crossing
the track was struck by n train coming
from the opposite direction and knocked
some distance from the track, crushing his
skull and breaking the left leg.
The st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
Railway company have executed a trust
deed to the Central Trust Company ofNew
York, covering additional main TRACK IRON
"a point IL, 1856 miles northeast OF Benson
to WATERFOWL, Oak, a distance OF so, 26S
miles.
At Minneapolis, three unknown men at
tackled Allie Pray. son OF o, A. Pray, near
the Pray mandatory on First street
South. and after binding his arms behind
his body robbed him OF ABOUT $40. One
OF the highwaymen dealt Mr.. Pray a ter
rifle blew On tine head, and he was in a
semi-unconseious condition for some time.
New York Special: Preferred share
holders OF the Northern Pacific railroad
will next month vote on the proposition
submitted at the annua election by Presi-
dent Harris providing for tho removal Of
that restriction which limits the amoun
Of bonds issuable by the company. Henry
Willard has a project for raising 5 $4,000
o or $40, 600, 0oG in money in Europe on
n third mortgage boud wherewith to wipe
out the eompany's floating debt aud give it
credit. Ii is suggested, too, that the Ore.
Con Transcontinental company, the
Northern Pacifc's financial company,
! shall be fully l~iquidated. Mr.. Willard il
credited with the belief that he can loaf a
third mortgage Northern Pacific bond in
Europe at % bearing 8 per cent interest
and having forty years to run. stock
holders, so far as heard from, give the
project Endorsement.
The recent deal in Northern Pacific
means much more Than appears on the
surface. 1t Is the first practical move to-
wards consolidation OF several gigantic
ccrpord tions in ono harmonious whole,
whereby a transc9ntinental line will be
formed. One thirg is certain, il Is that
the Chicago & Great Western win soon
furnish an entrance into Chicago for
through trains from the Pacific coast,
which viii come In via the 0regan Railway
and Navigation and Northern Pacific and
Wisconsin Central. The Pacific coast and
Chicago will be cemented together by one
| system OF roads and the Chicago & Great
Western viii find ample use for its great
terminal facilities in Chicago.
The Governors Grays OF Dubuque, IOWA.
which escorted Gov. Larrabee at the Phil
adelphia celebration. arrived in Washing
ton Wednesday the 21st. and were received
by the Washington Light infantry under
Col Moore. Thursday afternoon under
| the escort OF Col. Bates, OF the postofiice
department they called upon the president
and later gave an exhibition drill in front
OF the Arlington.
Work is to be commenced at once on the
Port Arthur. Duluth q Western railway,
which has been talked about during the
last iour er five years.
Mr.. Dillon appeals to the Irish people
to subscribe f10, 00C TO carry on the cam
| paign in the interests OF the tenants. He
declares that the plan e campaign has
given in money valne to the farmers at
least f250, 900 and the new reductions OF
judicial and non.iudicIal rents will mean a
fnrther gain OF 81, 800, 600.
At Negaunee. Mich, the engine house and
machinery OF the Pioneer furnace were
burned. Loss, S25, 600; insurance, $780,.
600.
At the state fair Waveriy, n. j., Harry
Mills and Eddy Medium were driven
double in 2:244, the fastest recorded mile
Tor o team over a hall mile rack.
The Black Diamond, Henry Woodson.
recently killed in Chicago. leaves a u
wife ami baby in destitute circumstances
in st. Paul.
Ethel Allen Myers, a ranchman living
on the West Gallatin, ten miles from Bozes
man, Mont, was handling n rifle which he
thought TO be empty. 1t was discharged
killing his ten-year-old daughter.
At Albany, n. Y, Capron & Woolverton's
flour mill was burned with 100, 600 bushels
of grain. Loss. $150,o0o; insurance,
500, 600.
0ak Lawn Retreat. "a private hospital
for the insane near Jacksonville. ILL.,, was
burned. Loss. $25 1000. The proprietor,
DIR. A. Mcfarland, was seriously burned
In the ease OF Kate A. Towey, involving
her entry OF the southeast quarter section
~, township 1875, range 81, Aberdeen dis
trict, Register Duncombe OF that office
(sinee dead failed TO attach his jurisdic-
tion to the afidavits ri final proof. These
we're returned to the local Office. but as
Duncombe had died in the meantime, no &C.
ton wa taken. The woman and her wit
nesses present afidavits to show that
she had taken the proofs rs alleged that
new proofs must be submitted. The WON
an appealed and the secretary of interior
decides that it would be the height of in-
justice to make the woman suffer for tho
neglect OF the governments agents, and di.
reefs Sparks to accept the proof offered.
Postofices established: Dakota: lie
Roy, Pembina county. Postmasters com
Minnesota: Miesville, Helena Anton;
Riea fnr1 ID III Ranx Enurfh laaa mat
masters appointed Observation-Disclosures:
Pennington, G.. b. Ashinhast; South
Heart, II. Finger. Iowa: Grand View, w.
S. Conkling.
Nolan md Glow will fight in Cincinnati,
Oct. 6.
COMMISSIONS Atkins, Assistant Commits
sioner Upshaw. Superintendent OF Indian
Schools Riley, Chief German. OF the edu.
c~ational division, ex-Supt. 0berly, Capt.
Pratt, OF the Carlisle school, and James
Nc Laughlin. for eleven years TIE agent at
Standing Rock. OAK. are unanimous in be-
lieying that the abolition of the Indian
dialect from the schools will DO Of vast
benefit to the Indians in the future.
William j. Evelyn tco~nservative). mem.
Der OF parliament for Deptford, threatens
to resign his seat in the British house of
commons rather than support the govern.
ments coercion measures in Ireland. Mr..
Smith the government leader in the house
OF commons, has written Mr.. Evelyn u
letter promising that a full inquiry shall
be made into the Mitchelstown affair.
Henry NJ. Stanley wires under date OF
Jun 23 from his camp, saying that 500
native traders at Yarnkombew, half OF
whom were under command of Chief.
~Saidhabbub, refused allegiance to the Tip
po lib. whose own people. however. warm
~ welcomed him and paid ready obedience.
fippoo lib was reluctant to fight old
friends and asked for a email force oil
Congo state troops to uphold his author.
ity as governor. Mr.. Stanly is confident